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...interview with The Crimson in February, D'Arcy described his client's account of the incident. D'Arcy claimed the woman invited Elster to her room on a date on Jan. 28. He said they did not have definite plans for the evening...
...Arcy said they spent an hour or two together--during which time they had sex--and then Elster left the Dormitory...
This week's rape and assault allegations against Kirkland House sophomore Joshua M. Elster have shocked the Harvard community. Whether or not the allegations prove true, Elster's arrest has served as a catalyst for overdue discussions about the prevalence of rape and date rape on campus and it has exposed the University's ability--whether intentional or not--to suppress sensitive, yet public information...
...report of the incident and Elster's arrest did not appear in the HUPD [Harvard University Police Department] blotter and the relevant incident numbers were skipped. HUPD claims the reports were misrecorded in the blotter, a record that is public for the sake of student safety. For breaking the law--and its trust with the student body--the HUPD should be investigated by state authorities...
...University has also been negligent in its silence. Kirkland House did not hold a meeting after students saw Elster arrested Saturday afternoon. House administrators should have, at the very least, made an effort to quell rumors about the incident by giving its students the facts of the situation...Regardless of the outcome of this case...the College should mount an awareness campaign about rape on campus and, like many other colleges, hold mandatory information sessions on date rape for all students...